Interested in LGBT?

The House of Representatives passed a bill to change the definition of marriage from solely between a man and a woman to "a union of two people."

"The House of Representatives has passed the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017," tweeted the Australian House of Representatives. "The bill now goes to the Governor-General for Royal Assent."

The House of Representatives has passed the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017. The bill now goes to the Governor-General for Royal Assent.

The House was widely expected to approve the historic bill after the Senate approved the same legislation last week, 43 votes to 12.

A majority of Australian voters endorsed marriage equality in a postal ballot last month asking, "Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?" Of those who responded, 62 percent said "yes," and 38 percent said "no."

The Associated Press

Members of the gay community and their supporters celebrate the result of a postal survey calling for gay marriage right in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Australians supported gay marriage in a postal survey that ensures Parliament wil

Nearly 8 in 10 eligible voters participated in the survey, according to the government.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who had supported legalization, tweeted support for the measure after its passage.

It's time for more marriages. More commitment. More love. More respect. Marriage equality has passed!

Gay rights advocates celebrated outside Australia's Parliament House on Thursday before the final result.

"It's an historic day for Australia today, and I think the celebrations around the country when we finally ... achieve marriage equality are going to be immense," Janet Rice, a Greens party senator, told The Associated Press on Thursday.

So it looks as if Australia is becoming better than the U.S. regarding social issues, healthcare, and gun control. TheRump and his cronies are heading us into a downward spiral. We are losing what little respect we still had in the international community.

people are people, if they are good people, no problem. This is what the south and AL need to realize, just because you think you believe in a god doesnt mean you are a good person, heck they are the opposite right now if they vote for moore. Anyway, well done theAussies!Besides, since when do people judge people, i thought it was god that was supposed to judge them when they die, in the meantime people are supposed to be kind... funny how they forget the basic principles. They would hate jesus if he was around now.

happy for them, but also s ucks for the sIackers in gay relationships that were using this as an excuse to stay away from committing. "Yeah, sure Bruce, of course I would marry ya, buddy, but, you know, it's not legal". No excuses now

To this day, same sex marriage still angers some far right people.They don't have much for actual data as to why, other their their own desire to put their beliefs onto others.In my opinion, same sex marriage is one of the biggest accomplishments for human/individual rights.